Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 59.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 85.2% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 35.6% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 72.3% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Denmark are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$20.73 DKK138.31	+143.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$13.74 DKK91.67	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$3.88 DKK25.88	+102.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,117	$3.06 DKK20.42	+250.9%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 85.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,884	$3.38 DKK22.57	+299.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.11 DKK47.41	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$7.62 DKK50.87	+24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.86 DKK32.43	+103.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$5.50 DKK36.69	+41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.38 DKK9.24	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,248	$1.33 DKK8.91	+75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,948	$1.62 DKK10.81	+116.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,624	$2.05 DKK13.69	+352.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,273	$0.96 DKK6.41	+130.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,838	$0.86 DKK5.75	+20.9%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 35.6% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$8.78 DKK58.59	+117.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$90.81 DKK605.94	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$49,082.02 DKK327K	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$21.81 DKK145.51	+21.1%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 72.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$38.53 DKK257.08	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	+148.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$148.64 DKK991.82	-16.3%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	-4.3%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$7.87 DKK52.52	+57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$6.26 DKK41.75	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$9.31 DKK62.10	+210.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$43.88 DKK292.77	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$18.38 DKK122.64	+83.8%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$105.11 DKK701.32	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$45.60 DKK304.27	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$123.67 DKK825.17	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+46.3%
Average			+17.0%

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